Leicester drug raid nets pot, pills, candy; 1 arrested

LEICESTER — More than 60 pounds of marijuana labeled with various names, hundreds of pills and lollipops believed to be laced with marijuana were seized in a drug raid on Henshaw Street.

One person was arrested.

Police Chief James Hurley said police believe the lollipops, which appeared to be homemade, are laced with marijuana. The items will be sent to the state police crime lab for testing. The lollipops were a particular concern for the chief.

Police also seized a small baggie of different colored mini-sized marshmallows. The marshmallows had injection holes in them. Chief Hurley said it is unclear what the marshmallows were injected with, but those also will be tested.

"That's a new one for me," Chief Hurley said.

Leicester police and members of the Regional Drug and Counter Crime Task Force, with a search warrant, raided 175 Henshaw St. around 5:15 p.m. Friday.

Jason Jaillet, 36, of 175 Henshaw St., was charged with marijuana possession and trafficking along with possession of drug paraphernalia.

The drugs and pills were displayed in the police station Monday, filling three tables. Some of the marijuana was stored in large bins and in vacuum-sealed bags with dryer sheets tucked inside. Dryer sheets are used to mask the odor of marijuana, Chief Hurley said.

The marijuana was labeled with names such as "Mr. Nice," "Purple Diesel" and "Snow White." There were hundreds of pills; the type of pill is to be determined.

Mr. Jaillet allegedly told investigators the pills were a drug used for erectile dysfunction. Two small bottles of anabolic steroids also were seized, along with roughly $8,000 to $10,000 in cash. Chief Hurley said the money is still being counted.

The low-end estimate of the worth of the marijuana was $70,000, police said.

A motorcycle, a car and two pickup trucks were also seized. The car had a suitcase filled with marijuana inside of it, the chief said.

"This is a substantial amount of narcotics for our community and it will make a substantial dent in the ability to gain narcotics in our community and many other surrounding communities," Chief Hurley said. "This gentleman was obviously a larger scale supplier and there were actually customers coming to the house when we were there."

District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.'s office, along with Spencer, West Boylston and state police, assisted in the case. Chief Hurley said the investigation is continuing. He declined to discuss the investigation that led to Friday's arrest.